#GAME OF THRONES FONT WINTER IS COMING SERIES#The series went into development in January 2007. HBO acquired the rights to the novels to turn them into a television series, with Benioff and Weiss as writers and executive producers of the series. In March 2006, a few weeks after meeting Martin, Benioff and Weiss pitched the show to Showtime and then Carolyn Strauss of HBO, the latter of whom accepted their proposal. They arranged a meeting with Martin, who asked them if they knew who Jon Snow's real mother might be, and was satisfied with their answer. So take a look because I think it might make a great HBO series." Weiss, who then read the first book in two days, was very enthusiastic about a possible television project based on the books. Weiss and said: "Maybe I'm crazy, but I haven't had this much fun reading anything in about 20 years. Benioff read a few hundred pages of the first book in the series, A Game of Thrones, called D. In January 2006, David Benioff happened to speak to Martin's literary agent, and the agent sent the first four books of A Song of Ice and Fire to David Benioff. However, Martin expressed the opinion the books could not be made into a film as too much would have to be cut from the books, but thought it could be made into a television series. Martin about possibly adapting his book series A Song of Ice and Fire into a film. Production Conception and development Ī number of Hollywood studios had contacted George R. R. To hide their evidence, Jaime shoves Bran out of the window. Ned reluctantly accepts the position of Hand of the King.īran climbs an abandoned tower, and discovers Cersei and Jaime having sex. Catelyn receives a message from her sister Lysa, Arryn's widow, who suspects her husband was murdered by the Lannisters. Robert pays respects to Lyanna Stark, his late fiancée and Ned's sister, appoints Ned the new Hand of the King, and suggests Sansa be betrothed to Joffrey. Winterfell receives the royal court, including King Robert, his wife Queen Cersei, their children – heir Prince Joffrey, Princess Myrcella, and Prince Tommen – as well as Jaime, a member of the Kingsguard, and his and Cersei's younger brother Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf known as "The Imp". News arrives of the death of Lord Arryn, Eddard's friend and Catelyn's brother-in-law. The Starks find a dead stag, sigil of House Baratheon, and a dead direwolf, sigil of the Starks, whose pups are taken in by the children. Ignoring Will's warning of the White Walkers, Ned beheads him, insisting Walkers are long extinct. Ned takes his sons to witness Will's execution for desertion. The Starks of Winterfell are introduced: Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark, his wife Lady Catelyn, their children – heir Robb, elder daughter Sansa, younger daughter Arya, ten-year-old son Bran, youngest son, Rickon, Ned's bastard son Jon Snow and ward Theon Greyjoy. As wedding gifts, Daenerys is given books of the Seven Kingdoms from Ser Jorah Mormont, an exiled knight loyal to the Targaryens, and three petrified dragon eggs from Magister Illyrio Mopatis, who helped arrange the marriage. Watching as the corpse of Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, is tended to, Jaime Lannister assures his twin sister, Queen Cersei Lannister, that if Arryn had spoken to anyone about them, they would already have been executed.Įxiled prince Viserys Targaryen plots to reclaim his father's throne from King Robert Baratheon, and brokers a marriage between his sister Daenerys and Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo. Will, the sole surviving ranger, flees South. On the continent of Westeros, rangers of the Night's Watch scout the forest beyond the Wall, the massive ice barrier to the north, and discover demonic White Walkers and wildlings turned to undead wights. The title of the episode is the motto (referred to as "House Words" in-universe) of House Stark, which is spoken several times in the episode and the series. A week before the episode first aired, HBO made the first 15 minutes available as an Internet preview. The episode received largely positive reviews, and was seen initially by 2.2 million viewers. The episode centers on the Stark family, and how Ned Stark gets involved in the court politics after the king chooses him to replace his recently deceased chief administrator ("Hand of the King"). The episode was directed by Tim Van Patten, redoing the work done by director Tom McCarthy in an unaired pilot.Īs the first episode of the series, it introduces the setting and the main characters of the show. Weiss, in a faithful adaptation of the first chapters of George R. The first episode of the first season, it was written by series creators David Benioff and D. " Winter Is Coming" is the series premiere of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones.
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